Do you pay attention to song lyrics?

[Dreambiscuit 11,139]

I pay attention to song lyrics when they’re legible, which is a 50/50 proposition. And when I can decipher them I want them to rhyme. By rhyming I don’t mean two words that share a common vowel and nothing more. True rhyming requires the right consonants as well and matching stresses on syllables, which absolutely no one pays attention to anymore. Mostly I just hear a lot or repeated lines that mean little and rhyme even less. And these songwriters are millionaires, WTF?

[Sir Hugsalot 9,367]

Definitely. I don't expect high poetry from lyrics, but I do expect them to not be a complete gibberish. The only exception of course is music that was made to be silly or ridiculous, but that's a complete separate category. 

[Pentium100 2,294]

I pay attention to the lyrics most of the time - assuming I can understand the language. I also like to sing along with some songs. 

There are some songs where the music is happy but the lyrics not so much.

[Spark Thunderbass 1,612]

Depends on what song it is, and if I can actually make out the vocals, when in most songs I just can't.

[Cash In 23,037]

I try to. To be honest, I have trouble understanding song lyrics and I often won't really know or understand it unless I look it up.

[Raskolnikov 1,719]

I used to always pay attention to song lyrics and it would be the first reason a song would catch my interest, because I was sick of pop music having the most shallow themes imaginable - but recently I've turned around completely and refuse to pay attention to the lyrics first, only looking them up if I particularly like a song. My reasoning is this: there are songs for any lyrical subject out there if you go out there looking, so what should matter is that you like the actual music! I've found some stuff I listened to doesn't hold up anymore because I have found music that covers those themes AND has music I really really click with, so it became clear I didn't actually like the music as much as I thought (and I read poetry these days for that so I don't need to listen to things I don't vibe with anymore). It's helped me figure out what I like musically much more.

Of course, if the vocals have some real trashy shit that is also hard to ignore in the music then it does become a problem :x so many bands just need to stick to instrumental only oh my god... all the above said I still think lyricism is important and can really help a track a LOT, it just shouldn't be the only thing carrying a song ;]

[ZiggWheelsManning 13,123]

If there's a lyrics video, yeah I'll pay attention to them  

[Snoopy Fan 7,821]

I often do it so I can sing along next time, or just sing by myself.

[Fritzy 2,035]

To memorize yes

And to see just what the song is really about like how does it connect to anyone in the series

[Snow 8,447]

I like to pay attention, it’s fun to know the words and sing along and as someone who aspires to write a song or two down the line it is nice to try and understand how others write their own lyrics and gather some ideas.

[Night Sky 855]

Yes, I do. I can't stand liking a song's melody but not being able to decipher the lyrics. Any time I hear anything over the PA that I think I'd like, out comes my phone.